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June 18, 2026

February is prime time to amp up feral hog control

February is a cold, brutal month for wildlife. The scarcity of natural foods makes this a great month to lure in big numbers of wild hogs. […]

The Bulls Bay 2300 CC is a wonderful, no-frills center console that will fit a lot of anglers’ budgets.

Bulls Bay 230 CC

Jerry Dilsaver

Carolina Composites of Walterboro, S.C., make no bones about its Bulls Bay line. Several classic hull designs that have been popular for a while have been located, retooled and modernized to produce a line of affordable boats with the features needed for comfortable and successful fishing. […]

The 36os is a bigger version of Cape Fear’s great line of
center-console fishing machines.

Cape Horn 36os

Jerry Dilsaver

The Cape Horn 36os is the excellent big brother of the company’s legendary 31-footers. One look is all it takes to realize mighty oaks grow from acorns and those acorns usually sprout right beside the family tree. […]

Lake Wylie often produces chunky white perch up to 2 pounds, but most are far smaller.

A vote for white perch

Dan Kibler

Plenty of fishermen in North Carolina and South Carolina haven’t been exactly excited about the proliferation of white perch, morone americana, in many reservoirs, Anglers targeting catfish love them for cut bait, but many bemoan the loss of white bass fisheries that are common where white perch have taken over. […]

Cold weather forces guide Wendell Wilson to downsize his baits to get bites from Lake Russell stripers.

When it’s tough, think small for huge fish

Terry Madewell

During January, the water temperature at Lake Russell typically dips close to its lowest level of the year. When it does — and the big striper bite slows — guides Wendell Wilson and Jerry Kotal have found that thinking small can yield big results. […]

Heavy tackle is required to battle the big stripers that swim in Lake Russell’s 26,650 acres.

Beef up bass tackle for big stripers

Terry Madewell

Guide Jerry Kotal ‘s affinity for black bass fishing bleeds over to his striper fishing, at times with excellent success. […]

A 2-fish creel limit and restrictions on taking more than one big fish per day are regulations aimed at further developing Lake Russell as a trophy striper fishery.

Russell: a true trophy fishery

Terry Madewell

Guide Wendell Wilson said the potential to catch trophy stripers at Lake Russell exists year-round, although winter is prime time. […]

Freddie Sinclair’s depth finder can show four different views at one time, which helps locate baitfish and crappie.

New electronics are major aids for crappie fishermen

Craig Holt

Guide Freddie Sinclair has had the same fishing platform, an 18-foot bass boat, for years, but he recently purchased newer electronics because detecting crappies beneath the lake’s surface is a key to his success, especially during winter. […]

A mixture of food-plot seeds will provide forage that matures at different times and extends the planting’s effectiveness.

Food-plot options for year-round program

Jeff Burleson

Food is important for whitetail deer year-round, not just during hunting season. They will keep deer close to home, and both warm- and cool-season plots are important to the overall health of the herds and to maximize the attractiveness of a property. […]

Nitro’s Z19 pro package bass boat features a NITRO Vortex Technology hull that carries a 10-year warranty.

Nitro Z19

Jerry Dilsaver

The Z19 is a latest offering from Nitro, a member of the White River Marine Group built in Clinton, Mo. Nitro specializes in high-performance freshwater fishing boats. […]